20 Amendments of Tonino PICULA related to 2017/2204(INI)
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the European Union and the European Parliament remain strong supporters of the ‘one country, two systems’ principle and Hong Kong’s high degree of autonomy under China;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the EU is committed to its "One China" Policy;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas in 2016 the EU was Hong Kong’s second largest trading partner after mainland China, and Hong Kong was the EU’s 14th largest trading partner in goods and a key partner for trade in services;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas Hong Kong’s defence and external politicalforeign affairs are within the remit of the Government of the People’s Republic of China;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas Hong Kong’s civil society has raised public awareness of civil and political rights, health care, environment, climate change, women’s political participation, the rights of domestic workers, LGBTI rights, religion, and academic and cultural freedoms;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) to further strengthen and expand the EU's relations with the Hong Kong SAR, while confirming its "One China" policy, and promoting respect for the Basic Law and the "One Country, Two Systems" principle;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point a b (new)
(ab) to reinforce bilateral dialogue with the Government of the Hong Kong SAR, not least through the annual EU-Hong Kong Structured Dialogue, on a wide range of policy areas, such as trade, investment, financial services, customs, environment, climate change, research and education as well as to support the implementation of the ‘one country, two systems’ principle, and to continue annual reporting by the HR/VP and the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on developments in Hong Kong;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a c (new)
Paragraph 1 – point a c (new)
(ac) to urge the Hong Kong Government to take more effective measures against tax evasion and tax fraud and to take measures to monitor and sanction firms that facilitate tax evasion and fraud through their subsidiaries in Hong Kong;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c
Paragraph 1 – point c
(c) to emphasise that respecting Hong Kong’s autonomy is essential for its further positive development and favourable relations with the mainland, and for the relations and the dialogue of the People’s Republic of China with Taiwan;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d
Paragraph 1 – point d
(d) to commit fully to supporting Hong Kong’s autonomy, prosperity and the rights and freedoms of its people, and to express firm support for the start of aresuming the political reform process in compliance with international standards, and the Basic Law whichin order to grant the people of the Special Administrative Region the right to elect and to be elected in the selection process for top leadership positions, and which reflects the majority view within Hong Kong public opinion;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e
Paragraph 1 – point e
(e) to call, in this context, on the Governments of Hong Kong and the People’s Republic of China to maintain their commitment and to build up momentum once again for the quick transition toreform process towards universal suffrage in the future election of the Chief Executive and the members of the Legislative Council in Hong Kong;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h
Paragraph 1 – point h
(h) to welcome the record turnout in the last Legislative Council elections in 2016, while regretting that, in 2016, Hong Kong authorities refused to register a new pro-independence political party for the Legislative Council elections and disqualified six candidates with views promoting greater autonomy for Hong Kong;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point k
Paragraph 1 – point k
(k) to express deep concern about the National People’s Congress issuing interpretations, whether unsolicited or otherwise, of the Basic Law, preceding court rulings that raise doubts about, and thus undermining trust in the full independence of the judiciary in the individual cases in question;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l
Paragraph 1 – point l
(l) to emphasise that the handling of the case of the five missing booksellers has raised regrettable questions about the autonomy of the Special Administrative Region, as stated in its Basic Law, and about the lack of clarity concerning the role of mainland securitylaw enforcement agentcies in Hong Kong;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point n
Paragraph 1 – point n
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point p
Paragraph 1 – point p
(p) to find ways to support Hong Kong’s civil society in particular in relation to organisations upholding universal values and promoting human rights, and with a view to supporting the independence of the judiciary and press freedom; to stress that only non-violent forms of protest as well as dialogue can be the basis to carry out disputes and to appeal to the authorities to manage protest activities in a non-violent way
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point q
Paragraph 1 – point q
(q) to encourage Hong Kong’s academic institutions to maintain the high standards of their curricula and research and to preserve academic freedoms, but to express concern, in this respect, about the procedure for the appointment of university councils, which could undermine the independence of higher education institutions; to promote the strengthening of ties between European and Hong Kong academic institutions;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point s
Paragraph 1 – point s
(s) to recall that the roots of Hong Kong’s society and its people are inhave been heavily influenced by immigration, including refugees, and to call, on therefore, for the establishment of an appropriate refugee policy addressing the plight of refugee Hong Kong Government to bring its refugee policy in line with international standards;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point t
Paragraph 1 – point t
(t) to point out that, even though recent surveys show that the peoplemany inhabitants of Hong Kong have a common interest inwish to emigratinge, it would be unfortunate if Hong Kong could not keep its brightest and best and troubling if so many, particularly young people, awere losingto lose their faith in the future;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point w
Paragraph 1 – point w
(w) to underline to the Chinese authorities that full respect for Hong Kong’s autonomy could provide the model for a process of deep democratic political reforms in China and for the gradual liberalisation and opening up of Chinese societyand democratic aspirations could inspire further political and social reforms in China;